Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
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Dean Martin as Dr. Steven Harris
Jerry Lewis as Homer Flagg
Janet Leigh as Wally Cook
Edward Arnold as The Mayor of New York
Fred Clark as Oliver Stone
Sheree North as Jitterbug Champion
Sammy White as Waiter
Sid Tomack as Master of Ceremonies
Sig Ruman as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
Richard Loo as Dr. Lee
Raymond Greenleaf as Conductor
Walter Baldwin as Isaiah Jackson
Fay Roope as Man
Fritz Feld as Barber (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer as Scouts Leader (uncredited)
Grady Sutton as Gift Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant as Manicurist (uncredited)
Bess Flowers as Patron at Wonderland Ballroom (uncredited)
Eduard Franz as Dr. Nassau (uncredited)
Marla English as Manicurist
Charles Fogel as City Official (uncredited)
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